apportioning
/AH0 P AO1 R SH AH0 N IH0 NG/verb
- 1
To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
“The controlling party had apportioned the voting districts such that their party would be favored in the next election.”
- 2
Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
“The children were required to dump all of their Halloween candy on the table so that their parents could apportion it among them.”
noun
- 1
Apportionment
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